Disney star to take legal action against nude pic leak after claiming photos were faked

ANGRY: Topless pictures claiming to be Victoria hit the internet on Sunday [WENN]

Victoria Justice, who starred in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody as well as Nickelodeon's Victorious and Zoey 101, tweeted about her anger regarding the "massive invasion of privacy" after a hacker claimed to have obtained topless pictures of her.

The 21-year-old tweeted: "Shortly after I tweeted about certain pics of me being fake, I was faced with a serious violation of privacy. There have always been fake photos of me on the internet, but I will not be put in the position to defend myself as to what is real or what is fake.

"I am angry at this massive invasion of privacy, and like the other women who are in this situation alongside of me, I am taking legal action to protect my rights."

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Jennifer Lawrence's lawyers have threatened to prosecute anyone found to be sharing naked pictures of the Oscar winner, while sites were forced to remove photos depicting gymnast McKayla Maroney after it emerged the pictures were taken when Maroney was underage.

Apple have denied that an iCloud leak is to blame for the scandal.

Explicit pictures and videos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Kate Upton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brie Larson, Jessica Findlay Brown and Kaley Cuoco have all hit the internet, while the hacker claims to have pictures of British celebs including Michelle Keegan and Kelly Brook.